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Looks good! I’d guess 80% of my printing is enclosures. ;)

If you want it to get worse just change it from a hobby to a business!

OpenSCAD is great for programmers because you write code to generate 3D objects. If you love Python there are ways to write Python that then generates OpenSCAD code, so that may be worth looking into.

That’s really strange. I run 6 Ender-3 S1 printers at work and tend to only level them if there is an issue or we change build plates… maybe once a month at most, and we print a lot. I did go through the process of leveling with the knobs and sliding a piece of paper under the nozzle to get it just right, but when they print well, all is good.

The 1983 film War Games is what taught me it was okay to give up…

“That’s only economical if your time is worth nothing.” Well, we should all be able to live lives where we can pursue things that do not have monetary rewards. Obviously not everyone is in that position but perhaps for David Florian exploring and learning and trying things is what makes him happy. Of course for him it probably makes money as well, even if indirectly. The fact that his video got shared means more people will see it, and more views means more money, so there’s the value for David Florian. It’s also worth considering that in science, it’s all about trying things and gathering information that will hopefully lead to new (and hopefully lower cost) capabilities.

I have a Prusa MINI and used Prusa i3 machines where I used to work. They are pretty solid, and I do like their open source ideals quite a bit. But I needed/wanted a larger print area for a price under $1,000 USD and the Bambu fit the bill.

I mostly print PLA so the lid is propped open and the door is ajar… Once winter comes to the midwest and my basement is freezing cold I may have to adjust things a bit. I added a Prusa MINI in January 2022 and could not print properly until I added an enclosure.

I’ve had one for about a month, and I’ve been printing nearly non-stop with it. If you just want a printer that works out of the box, prints fast, and prints really nice… It’s a great machine. I’ve owned and operated a lot of printers (at work, at home, at school, at a makerspace) over the last 12 years, and I’m not a fan of the cloud or proprietary hardware but, damn… this thing prints really, really nice… and fast.

I’ve been playing this on my Anbernic RG35XX recently and I’m terrible at it but it’s still a lot of fun.

Very cool! Adafruit posted a foot pedal project that had a potentiometer but I definitely like to see other options.

Looked them up and “Physna is a geometric search engine designed to increase efficiency with CAD design and manufacturing” so yeah, I don’t think they come from the 3D printing community and personally I think I’ll choose to not support them.

Printables is also free of ads… Does Thingiverse still have ads?

I make money, but I produce entire products that use a 3D printed enclosure along with electronic components and code that I write. Just trying to sell something you printed seems like a terrible business plan.

Who owns Thangs?

We’ve got six printers at work and when the sheets wear out I use a fine steel wool and scrub them with acetone. It resurfaces them and gets a bit more use out of them before they need replacement.

I think it’s the pain of receiving high medical bills which keeps me (and most other US citizens) from doing fun/silly/stupid/risky things…

I got an Anbernic RG35XX just so I could play Tetris with a Game Boy like experience.

I’ve printed things that function as a block of wood with holes a number of times because believe it or not, it’s sometimes easier. If I don’t have the right scrap wood on hand, and the proper saw to cut it, sometimes printing is easier and safer. (For something like this where others may also need a replacement for an existing item, there’s the extra bonus of sharing the model for others to benefit from.)

This is very exciting! I’m looking forward to the growth of the Threadiverse.